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Wexford Montessori Magnet School

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

1254^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 1,488 Michigan Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of Michigan elementary schools

Summary

Wexford Montessori Magnet School is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Lansing Public School District in Michigan, with 343 students. Despite its magnet school status, the school has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of Michigan elementary schools over the past decade, with a current ranking of 1254 out of 1488 schools and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Wexford Montessori Magnet School significantly underperforms the district and state in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 20.4% of 3rd graders were proficient in English Language Arts compared to 38.9% statewide, and the 5th-grade math proficiency rate was just 7.5% compared to 32.9% for the state. The school also faces extremely high chronic absenteeism rates, ranging from 29.5% to 80.8% over the past few years, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Wexford Montessori Magnet School to other nearby schools in the Lansing Public School District, it consistently underperforms. For example, Cavanaugh School, which is 2.18 miles away, has significantly higher proficiency rates in 3rd grade English Language Arts (41.6%) and Math (48.1%) compared to Wexford Montessori Magnet School. Despite the high per-student spending and magnet school status, Wexford Montessori Magnet School has not shown any meaningful improvement in its academic performance or ranking over the past decade, suggesting the school may be facing significant challenges in effectively serving its student population.

356

Students ?

17.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$21,090

Per pupil spending ?

84%

Free/discounted lunch ?

5217 Wexford Rd
Lansing, MI 48911-3311

(517) 755-1740

District: Lansing Public School District

Racial breakdown:

African American:

37.6%

White:

26.4%

Two or more races:

17.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 3rd percentile in 2022 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 16th (2025) from a 3rd-percentile low (2022)

Worth a look

!Test scores below the Michigan average (22% vs 40% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!High chronic absenteeism (50% vs 28% Michigan)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg17%

Michigan avg40%

Elementary school

1,254^th of 1,488

Michigan public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

617^th of 890

Michigan public middle schools ?

Bottom 31%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 14Elementary Schools in the Lansing Public School District

526^th of 613Lansing Public School District among Michigan districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	1254 of 1488	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	1272 of 1486	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.4	1292 of 1470	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	5.2	1305 of 1344	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.9	1210 of 1408	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	1187 of 1448	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.1	1246 of 1466	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.1	1257 of 1548	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.6	1221 of 1580	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.0	1136 of 1533	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	40.2	1022 of 1563	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	35.3	1140 of 1566	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	39.0	1191 of 1552	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	35.0	1270 of 1552	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.7	1272 of 1589	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.2	1388 of 1577	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	16.3	1442 of 1565	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	22.8	1371 of 1545	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2018	32.1	318 of 475	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	1101 of 1338	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1145 of 1342	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.0	1150 of 1321	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.3	1045 of 1171	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	1179 of 1443	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	17.9	1155 of 1346	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	1197 of 1381	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.3	1270 of 1350	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1166 of 1397	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	1217 of 1366	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	1207 of 1347	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	11.1	1206 of 1334	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1147 of 1446	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	885 of 1206	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.0	891 of 1204	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	975 of 1198	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.1	677 of 1128	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.9	951 of 1253	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	617 of 890	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.6	658 of 897	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	640 of 883	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	692 of 792	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.5	652 of 838	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.2	660 of 821	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	30.1	631 of 894	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	28.1	665 of 919	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.3	698 of 921	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.8	729 of 919	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.8	645 of 900	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	52.0	541 of 858	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.7	570 of 851	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	43.4	616 of 847	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	1.6	825 of 839	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.8	754 of 823	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	417 of 789	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.0	639 of 771	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.1	624 of 770	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	33.6	558 of 832	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.2	586 of 836	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.9	555 of 825	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	641 of 798	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.5	547 of 786	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	528 of 776	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	Michigan percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	354 of 696	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.2	481 of 701	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	340 of 688	50.6%	★★★☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Elementary school

African American (2018)33rd percentile+15 vs school

White (2025)27th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)18th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile~ school

Male (2025)11th percentile-5 vs school

Middle school

White (2025)49th percentile+18 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile+16 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)20th percentile-11 vs school

By subject vs Michigan (2024-2025) ?

Science28%-12 vs state

English Language Arts23%-17 vs state

Social Studies22%-17 vs state

Math12%-24 vs state

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by a parent
Sunday, January 15, 2023

Just another terrible Lansing School District school. Math and reading scores far below the state average. Send your kids to a charter school, Holt School of Choice, or anyplace besides Lansing School District. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, August 11, 2021

Public Montessori is a great option! While Lansing schools aren't well rated, Wexford provides opportunities not available in our native school district so we drive kids to school 25 minutes away to have a multi-age Montessori program including 2 weeks of zoo and nature field trips and the district's overnight camping program the kids have done every year since Kindergarten. We love Montessori so kids can work at their own pace inspired by conceptual learning in a way that traditional education doesn't include naturally. This is a great option for advanced kids to work ahead without skipping a grade and those who need more help without being left behind. It's like an IEP for every student! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				PSAT English Language Arts (2025)	PSAT Mathematics (2025)	M-Step English Language Arts (2025)					M-Step Math (2025)					M-Step Science (2025)		M-Step Social Studies (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2024)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	PSAT English Language Arts 8th Grade	PSAT Mathematics 8th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 3rd Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 4th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 5th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 6th Grade	M-Step English Language Arts 7th Grade	M-Step Math 3rd Grade	M-Step Math 4th Grade	M-Step Math 5th Grade	M-Step Math 6th Grade	M-Step Math 7th Grade	M-Step Science 5th Grade	M-Step Science 8th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 5th Grade	M-Step Social Studies 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Wexford Montessori Magnet School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	5217 Wexford Rd	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1740	356	20	17.5	84.0%	94 (26.4%)	134 (37.6%)	54 (15.2%)	13 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	61 (17.1%)	15.6	1254^th of 1488 public elementary schools	15.7%		13.6	1272^nd of 1486 public elementary schools	14.4%	18	64.7		20.4	23.1	27.5	22.5	23.1	16.3	11.5	7.5	10.0	11.5	25.0	32.4	15.0	29.4	$21,090	$5,982	$15,108
Forrest G Averill School	Public	PK, KG-4	3201 Averill Dr	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1220	232	19	12.2	90.9%	41 (17.7%)	95 (40.9%)	38 (16.4%)	21 (9.1%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	33 (14.2%)	10.3	1351^st of 1488 public elementary schools	9.2%		7.8	1394^th of 1486 public elementary schools	6.2%	43			18.2	17.5				15.9	10.0								$18,910	$5,778	$13,133
Attwood School	Public	K-8	915 Attwood Dr	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1210	426	23	18.2	91.5%	71 (16.7%)	215 (50.5%)	56 (13.1%)	10 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74 (17.4%)	6.1	1445^th of 1488 public elementary schools	2.9%		6	1440^th of 1486 public elementary schools	3.1%	5	22.5		14.6	17.1	12.7	4.0	8.0	9.8	7.1			6.0	7.4				$19,427	$5,021	$14,406
Holly Park Academy	Public, Charter	K-8	3300 Express Ct	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Holly Park Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 882-9585	478	28	17.0	91.2%	35 (7.3%)	233 (48.7%)	119 (24.9%)	17 (3.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	73 (15.3%)	30.9	998^th of 1488 public elementary schools	32.9%		14.5	1253^rd of 1486 public elementary schools	15.7%	255	52.5	20.5	43.4	20.0	34.0	30.4	20.5	45.3	26.0	20.8	19.6	15.9	22.6	27.3	13.0	27.3	$15,078	$2,397	$12,681
Dwight Rich School of the Arts	Public, Magnet	K-8	2600 Hampden Dr	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	Yes	No	Yes	(517) 755-1160	562	31	17.9	92.5%	93 (16.5%)	262 (46.6%)	85 (15.1%)	37 (6.6%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	82 (14.6%)	5.6	1454^th of 1488 public elementary schools	2.3%		5.2	1460^th of 1486 public elementary schools	1.7%	6	43.7		8.8	5.9	12.3	7.7	18.3	5.6	5.7	6.0			12.0	14.1	6.0	9.0	$21,030	$5,843	$15,188
Gardner International School	Public	PK, KG-8	333 Dahlia Dr	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1121	874	55	15.9	88.3%	126 (14.4%)	420 (48.1%)	135 (15.4%)	157 (18.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	36 (4.1%)	8.5	1383^rd of 1488 public elementary schools	7.1%		6.6	1420^th of 1486 public elementary schools	4.4%	37	36.8	4.2	22.2	11.0	9.3	14.6	9.6	14.9	8.7		6.9	2.4	9.6	17.5	9.6	17.5	$20,104	$4,910	$15,194
Lewton School	Public	PK, KG-8	2000 Lewton Pl	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1460	272	19	14.6	70.2%	40 (14.7%)	29 (10.7%)	172 (63.2%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.7%)	12.3	1312^th of 1488 public elementary schools	11.8%		8.4	1374^th of 1486 public elementary schools	7.5%	62	69.2	38.5	17.6	18.8				11.8	25.0					61.5		53.9	$18,939	$5,170	$13,769
Cavanaugh School	Public	PK, KG-3	300 W Cavanaugh Rd	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1250	245	17	14.1	80.8%	55 (22.4%)	78 (31.8%)	62 (25.3%)	7 (2.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	43 (17.6%)								(n/a)			41.6					48.1									$19,629	$5,411	$14,218
Cole Academy	Public, Charter	K-5	1915 W Mount Hope Ave	Lansing	48910	Ingham County	Cole Academy	Yes	No	No	Yes	(517) 372-0038	155	6	25.8	66.5%	29 (18.7%)	59 (38.1%)	38 (24.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	28 (18.1%)								(n/a)			20.8					25.0									$10,637	$2,393	$8,244
North School	Public	K-8	333 E Miller Rd	Lansing	48911	Ingham County	Lansing Public School District	No	No	No	Yes	(517) 755-1710	471	21	22.7	90.4%	89 (18.9%)	219 (46.5%)	71 (15.1%)	22 (4.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	69 (14.6%)	7.5	1412^th of 1488 public elementary schools	5.1%		7.1	1411^th of 1486 public elementary schools	5.0%	1	28.2		6.8		17.4	10.0	8.9	13.0		8.7		11.4	11.8	12.5	5.7	20.0	$22,226	$6,207	$16,019

Frequently Asked Questions about Wexford Montessori Magnet School

Is Wexford Montessori Magnet School a good school?

Wexford Montessori Magnet School ranks in the bottom 15.7% of Michigan elementary schools.

How many students attend Wexford Montessori Magnet School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 356 students attended Wexford Montessori Magnet School.

What is the racial makeup of Wexford Montessori Magnet School?

Students at Wexford Montessori Magnet School are 38% African American, 26% White, 17% Two or more races, 15% Hispanic, 4% Asian.

What district is Wexford Montessori Magnet School in?

Lansing Public School District

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